Where does the time go? Life Goal Troll :)

I was sitting in a meeting and my mind wandered… always fun, always an adventure…

Generally, I start thinking about pretty consistent things:

• My daughter’s sports or school
• Where I have to be and who I have to chauffeur today
• What I want to eat (often)
• What I need to do to fix my diet, workouts, etc
• Software or technology – sue me, I’m a geek.

Today was different though.  I could only think about one thing – 2015.

New Year’s Resolutions for 2015

Wait, wait! Don’t leave – it isn’t that kind of post – so far.

A friend of mine who is basically living my definition of “the dream” – posted a Facebook  blurb recently(I just saw it last night) talking about his 2015 plans and goals and on first glance I thought, nah!  But he always has great, motivating posts so I clicked through to see what he had planned.

You have to realize that he doesn’t just make plans and goals… he delivers on them throughout the year.  And sure enough he had great goals.  Made me think about mine.  Not for 2015, but for life in general and by most standards I have a great life.

The end.

Not quite. When I logged into this site to make this post I saw I hadn’t posted in a REALLY long time. Didn’t bother me in the least – normally it would have, but for some reason it didn’t.

His goals were great – way better than mine by most standards.  I didn’t care.

I couldn’t find motivation in his goals which would have normally fired me up. I didn’t even think twice about the incredible results he has achieved this year – both financial and personal – and they are incredible.

So why did I find myself thinking about this and letting my mind wrap itself around the lack of motivation?

Well, I think it is because I have a different standard of goals right now. And the focus has changed so dramatically in the last two years that things that used to motivate me no longer have the same impact.

Money, position, house, cars, etc. Who cares.

Spending time with my girls.  EVERYTHING.

“Time Flies”, “Where does the time go?” and all the old cliches come up, but not the way I would have expected.

Yes, I am getting older, but I don’t care about that.

What is interesting to me is that I’ve realized my girls will be gone in a very short time (a few years) – off to college, boyfriends, families of their own and there are so many things I want them to know.  I just don’t know how to tell them everything without getting some serious teenage eye rolls.

I am setting off on a new set of goals this coming year…Trolling their future life!

What can I do to give them a great foundation for a great life? To be confident, strong, purposeful… All without pushing them into “my definition” of a good life with good plans/goals.

I am seriously going to research this, work on it daily, and try my absolute bet and if you have any suggestions I am very open to them… would love to hear all about them. Links, books, comments, advice, etc. Bring it in the comments below.

Thanks in advance!